Strainer.



1. VETNOYER & w. A. HOLLIVNYGVSWORTH.

STRAINER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY'B, 1914.

Patented Mar. 7,1916.

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STRAINEB.

Application filed July 6, 1914. Serial No. 849,342.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JACOB E'rNoYnR and WILLIAM A. HoLLINGswoRrH,citizens of the United States, residing at Denver, in the county ofDenver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Strainers, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to strainers and more particularly to that type ofstrainer associated with the spout'of a tea or coffee pot. V The primaryobject of our invention is to provide an improved strainer having meansassociated therewith for facilitating the attachment of the strainer tothe spout of a vessel.

Another object of our invention is to provide a strainer having a handleextending therefrom conforming substantially to the contour of the spoutof a vessel, the handle having means formed thereon for engagement withan elastic retaining means, the latter being adaptable for attachment tovarious size spouts. V

A further object of our invention is to provide a strainer of thecharacter described that is simple in construction, efficient inoperation and one that can be manufactured and placed upon the market ata minimum cost.

Other objects as Well as the nature, characteristic features and scopeof our invention will be more readily understood from the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings andpointed out in the claim.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side ele- Vational view of ateapotshowing our invention applied to the spout thereof. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view of our invention applied to a portion of thespout of a vessel. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an end longitudinal view of the securing means,showing the handle in section.

Referring more particularly to the draw ings in which similar referencenumerals designate like or corresponding parts throughout-the differentviews, for the pur pose of clearly illustrating our invention, weprovide a teapot 1 having a handle 2 and a cover 8 and further providedwith a spout 4: in this instance being curved, the

' spout having detachably secured thereto our improved strainergenerally designated 5.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

The strainer 5, in this instance consists essentially of a tapering wall6, the lower marginal edge of which is bent to form an I annular groove7, in which is an elongated sultable stralnlng element 8.

For the purpose of detachably securing the strainer 5 to the spout 4: wehave provided a handle 9, the latter being formed preferably from anelongated strip of. h t

instance being longitudinally curved as at a 11 and transversely curvedas at 12. The handle has projecting from its opposite sides at pointssubstantially intermediate its ends extensions 13. which are bent andarranged upon the upper surface of the handle to form inwardly extendingflanges 14, in which are connected the respective ends of an elasticelement 15. The elastic element in this instance consists essentially ofan oval shaped coil spring for engagement with the spout 4 of thevessel. For the purpose of eflecting an eflicient connection between theflanges let and the coil spring 15 it is desirable that the flanges beof a length slightly shorter than the ovals of the spring, as thisallows an easy and quick engagement of the outer coils beneath theflanges before the same are pressed downward.

It Will be noticed in Fig. 2 r the artwings that the inner tapering wall6, of the strainer 5, forms a substantial continuation of the spout 4and allows the contents to be freely dispensed without any danger ofspilling. The wall 6 is at all times held in this position by thehandlewhich extends therefrom and which handle is held in engagement with thespout through the medium of the coil spring. It will be readily apparentthat by the provision of this arrangement all unnecessary movement isprevented.

Although we have shown and described the preferred embodiment of ourinvention it will be obvious to those skilled in the art, that in theevent that the spout of the vessel is straight it would not be necessaryto curve the handle longitudinally. Again, we desire that great stressbe laid upon the construction and arrangement of the handle having thesecuring means rigidly connected there to, the latter because of itselasticity being adaptable for engagement with various size spouts andbecause of the tension of the spring the strainer when in position is atall times held in the proper position and prevented from movement.

It Will be understood that the above description and accompanyingdrawings comprehend only the general and preferred embodiment of ourinvention, and that various minor changes in details of construction,proportion and arrangement of the parts may be made Within the scope ofthe appended claim and Without sacrificing any of the advantages of ourinvention.

Having thus fully described our invention What We claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is A strainer including a taperingWall, a handle on said strainer for conforming to the outer surface of aspout of a vessel, said handle being longitudinally versely curved,inwardly extending flanges formed upon said handle, and an oval shapedcoil spring, the respective ends of said spring being connected in saidflanges for detachably securing said strainer to the f spout of avessel.

In testimony whereof We affix our signatures in presence of tWoWitnesses.

JACOB ETNOYER. WILLIAM A. HOLLINGSWORTH. Witnesses:

E. E. SARGHET, JNo. G. POWELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Eatents,

Washington, D. G.

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